Summer Records, the Glossary
Summer Records was a Canadian reggae record label, active between the mid-1970s and late 1980s.[1]
Table of Contents
27 relations: Black Canadians, Bunny Brown, Calypso music, Canadians, Caribbean, Earth, Roots and Water, Eric Clapton, I Shot the Sheriff, Jackie Mittoo, Jamaicans, Johnny Osbourne, King Jammy, Light in the Attic Records, Malton, Mississauga, Masonic Temple (Toronto), Outlandos d'Amour, Reggae, Ska, Sleng Teng, Sound Dimension, The Clash, The Police, The Skatalites, Toronto, Vietnam, Wayne Smith (musician), Willi Williams.
- Black Canadian culture in Toronto
- Black Canadian organizations
- Caribbean-Canadian culture in Ontario
- Record labels disestablished in 1988
- Record labels established in 1974
Black Canadians
Black Canadians, also known as African Canadians (French: Canadiens Africains) or Afro-Canadians (French: Afro-Canadiens), are Canadians of full or partial sub-Saharan African descent.
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Bunny Brown
Noel 'Bunny' Brown (died 4 February 2019) was a Jamaican reggae artist, known for songs such as "Ready for the World", "Memories Don't Live like People Do", and "Rock You Baby".
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Calypso music
Calypso is a style of Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to mid-19th century and spread to the rest of the Caribbean Antilles by the mid-20th century.
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Canadians
Canadians (Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada.
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Caribbean
The Caribbean (el Caribe; les Caraïbes; de Caraïben) is a subregion of the Americas that includes the Caribbean Sea and its islands, some of which are surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some of which border both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean; the nearby coastal areas on the mainland are sometimes also included in the region.
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Earth, Roots and Water
Earth, Roots and Water was a Canadian reggae band from Toronto, Ontario, active in the 1970s.
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Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
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I Shot the Sheriff
"I Shot the Sheriff" is a song written by Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley and released in 1973 with his band the Wailers.
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Jackie Mittoo
Donat Roy Mittoo (3 March 1948 – 16 December 1990), better known as Jackie Mittoo, was a Jamaican-Canadian keyboardist, songwriter and musical director.
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Jamaicans
Jamaicans are the citizens of Jamaica and their descendants in the Jamaican diaspora.
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Johnny Osbourne
Johnny Osbourne (born Errol Osbourne, 1948) is one of the most popular Jamaican reggae and dancehall singers of all time, who rose to success in the late 1970s and mid-1980s.
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King Jammy
Lloyd Woodrowe James (born 26 October 1947),Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter: "Reggae: The Rough Guide", 1997, Rough Guides, better known as Prince Jammy or King Jammy, is a Jamaican dub mixer and record producer.
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Light in the Attic Records
Light in the Attic Records is an independent record label that was established in 2002 in Seattle, Washington by Matt Sullivan.
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Malton, Mississauga
Malton is a neighbourhood in the northeastern part of the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, located to the northwest of Toronto.
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Masonic Temple (Toronto)
The Masonic Temple is a hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Outlandos d'Amour
Outlandos d'Amour (Outlaws of Love) is the debut studio album by British rock band the Police, released on 17 November 1978 by A&M Records.
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Reggae
Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s.
Ska
Ska (skia) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae.
Sleng Teng
Sleng Teng is the name given to one of the first fully computerized riddims, influential in Jamaican music and beyond.
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Sound Dimension
Sound Dimension (previously named The Soul Vendors) was a Jamaican reggae band formed in 1967 in Kingston, Jamaica.
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The Clash
The Clash were an English rock band that formed in London in 1976 and were key players in the original wave of British punk rock.
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The Police
The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977.
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The Skatalites
The Skatalites are a ska band from Jamaica.
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Toronto
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.
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Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.
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Wayne Smith (musician)
Wayne Smith (born Ian Flemmings Smith, born 5 December 1965 – died 17 February 2014) was a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician best known for his 1985 hit "Under Me Sleng Teng", which is regarded as the track which initiated the digital era of reggae.
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Willi Williams
Willi Williams (also Willie Williams) (born 15 June 1953) is a Jamaican reggae and dub musician and producer.
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See also
Black Canadian culture in Toronto
- Alexandra Park, Toronto
- Black Action Defence Committee
- Black Canadians in the Greater Toronto Area
- CHRY-FM
- CKFG-FM
- Caribana
- Da Kink in My Hair (TV series)
- Drop the Beat
- FEVA TV
- First Baptist Church (Toronto)
- Jane and Finch
- Lawrence Heights
- Little Jamaica
- Lord Have Mercy!
- Malvern, Toronto
- Milestone Radio
- Oakwood Village
- Obsidian Theatre
- Our Lives: Canada's First Black Women's Newspaper
- Share (newspaper)
- Summer Records
- The Ward, Toronto
- West Hill, Toronto
- York, Ontario
Black Canadian organizations
- African Nova Scotian Music Association
- Afrophilya
- Amherstburg Freedom Museum
- Black Action Defence Committee
- Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia
- Black Theatre Workshop
- Black United Front
- British Methodist Episcopal Church
- British Methodist Episcopal Church, Salem Chapel
- Buxton National Historic Site and Museum
- Captain Runchey's Company of Coloured Men
- Caribana
- Carifiesta
- Chatham Vigilance Committee
- Colored Hockey League
- Fountain Chapel
- Milestone Radio
- Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir
- New Brunswick Black History Society
- New Horizons Baptist Church
- No. 2 Construction Battalion
- Northside Hip Hop Archive
- Sandwich First Baptist Church
- Stewart Memorial Church
- Summer Records
- The Black Academy (Canada)
- Union United Church
- Victoria Rifles (Nova Scotia)
Caribbean-Canadian culture in Ontario
- CKFG-FM
- Caribana
- Little Jamaica
- Malvern, Toronto
- Share (newspaper)
- Summer Records
Record labels disestablished in 1988
- Epic Records Japan
- Jem Records
- MTM Records
- Magnet Records
- Olivia Records
- Orion Records
- Passport Records
- Ron Johnson Records
- Summer Records
- What? Records
Record labels established in 1974
- 1750 Arch Records
- ABC Music
- American Gramaphone
- Anchor Records
- Arista Records
- Attic Records
- BOMP! Records
- Baby Records (Italy)
- Charly Records
- Claridge Records
- Dark Horse Records
- Delphine Records
- Diskoton
- Emanem Records
- Flying Fish Records
- Full Moon Records
- GTO Records
- Gull (record label)
- Jet Records
- Jugodisk
- Kirkelig Kulturverksted
- Larrikin Records
- Maison de Soul
- Mushroom Records (Canada)
- Oldie Blues
- Plainisphare
- Private Stock Records
- Royalty Records
- Salsoul Records
- Scotti Brothers Records
- Southern Studios
- Spoon Records
- Stockfisch Records
- Summer Records
- Swan Song Records
- Warner-Spector Records